Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorways for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction and which were
MINISTRY MOTORWAYS Line not yet published Miles RCU Region (or GLC) M.11—London-Cambridge A.12-A.406 (Woodford) … … … … … 3.5 GLC M.18—Doncaster Southern Section … … … … … 11.1 NE M.25—South Orbital Motorway Staines-Leatherhead … … … … … 17.50 SE Godstone-Wrotham … … … … … 18.15 SE M.40—London-Oxford Motorway Stokenchurch-Waterstock Cross Roads … … … … … 10.0 E M.56—North Cheshire Motorway Bowdon-Preston Brook … … … … … 11.2 NW Sharston By-Pass … … … … … 3.25 NW M.62—Sale Eastern and Northenden By-Pass … … … … … 4.5 NW M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Queens Drive-Tarbock … … … … … 3.5 NW Croft-Worsley … … … … … 8.3 NW 91.0
Draft Scheme published M.1?London-Yorkshire S. of Fiveways Corner?North Circular Road 2?0 GLC M.4—London—South Wales Winnersh-Holyport … … … 6.72 SE M.11?London-Cambridge A.406 (Woodford)-Stump Cross … … … 34.0 E M.18—Thorne Section(including Tudworth Link) … … … 3.5 NE M.23—London-Crawley … … … 26.0 SE (15.67) GLC (10.33) M.25—South Orbital Motorway Leatherhead-Godstone … … … 11.70 SE M.53—Mid-Wirral Bidston Moss-Hooton (including Moreton Spur) … … … 11.44 NW M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Tarbock-Croft … … … 11.84 NW M.65—Gildersome Street-Leeds … … … 3.92 NE 111.12 80W
Schemes made M.1—London-Yorkshire Stourton-Leeds Extension … … … … … … 0.06 NE M.3—London-Basingstoke … … … … … … 40.73 SE M.4—London-South Wales Tormarton-Liddington … … … … … … 30.5 SW Liddington-Wickham … … … … … … 12.2 SW (5.5) SE (6.7) Wickham-Theale … … … … … … 16.5 SE Theale-Winnersh … … … … … … 12.23 SE M.5—Birmingham-Bristol … … … South of Bredon-Almondsbury … … … … … … 39.5 SW Avon Bridge … … … … … … 1.0 SW Avon Bridge-Edithmead … … … … … … 22.40 SW in use respectively, as at 30th April, and distinguishing between each road construction unit area.
Mr. Bob BrownThe following table shows the position for England at 30th April. Information about local authority motorways is limited to sections in use or for which schemes have been made by the highway authorities concerned and submitted to my right hon. Friend for confirmation.
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Miles RCU Region (or GLC) M.6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Catthorpe-Queslett Road … … … … 35.5 M Carnforth-Killington … … … … 15.43 NW Tebay-Thrimby … … … … 9.66 NW Penrith-Carlisle … … … … 12.3 NW Carlisle By-pass … … … … 6.9 NW M.40—Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass … … … … 7.75 E M.56—North Cheshire Motorway Princess Parkway-Bowden … … … … 6.5 NW Preston Brook-Hapsford … … … … 8.0 NW M.61—Prestron-Manchester Preston-Chorley … … … … 5.1 NW Westhoughton-Manchester … … … … 9.2 NW M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Whitefield-Milnrow … … … … 9.0 NW Rakewood-Co. Boundary … … … … 2.0 NW Pole Moor-Gildersome … … … … 14.25 NE Lofthouse-A.1(Ferrybridge) … … … … 11.3 NE A.1(M)—Birtley By-pass … … … … 2.5 NE A.20(M)—Dilton By-pass … … … … 6.75 SE 337.26
Tenders invited M.1—London-Yorkshire Fiveways Corner Flyover … … … … … … 0.5 GLC M.6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Queslett Road-Ray Hall … … … … … … 2.2 M M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Gildersome-Lofthouse … … … … … … 5.83 NE 8.53
Motorways under Construction M.1—London-Yorkshire Tinsley Viaduct … … … … … … 0.75 NE Meadowhall-Ossett … … … … … … 20.2 NE M.5—Birmingham-Bristol Quinton-Oldbury … … … … … … 3.6 M Oldbury-West Bromwich … … … … … … 2.2 M West Bromwich-Ray Hall … … … … … … 4.7 M Strensham-South of Bredon … … … … … … 1.5 SW Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth … … … … … … 4.25 SW M.6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Ray Hall-Darlaston … … … … … … 2.8 M Killington-Tebay … … … … … … 9.5 NW Thrimby-Hackthorpe … … … … … … 2.34 NW Penrith By-Pass … … … … … … 7.9 NW M.40—High Wycombe By-Pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road … … … … … … 4.83 E Loudwater Viaduct … … … … … … 0.3 E M.61—Preston-Manchester Chorley-Westhoughton … … … … … … 8.1 NW M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Whitefield … … … … … … 4.0 NW Milnrow-Rakewood … … … … … … 2.0 NW Moss Moor-Pole Moor … … … … … … 5.87 NE A.1(M)—Durham Motorway … … … Bradbury-Chester-le-Street … … … … … … 16.8 NE 101.64 82W83W
Motorways in Use (Ministry and Local Authority) M.1—London-Yorkshire North of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill … … … 4.3 GLC Brockley Hill-Crick (including M.10 and M.45 Spurs) … … … 77.2 E Crick-Barlborough (including Enderby Spur) … … … 71.2 M Barlborough-Morthen … … … 7.2 NE Aston-Tinsley (including part of Thurcroft Link) … … … 6.5 NE Ossett-Stourton … … … 7.1 NE
Miles RCU Region (or GLC) M.2—Medway Motor Road 25.2 SE M.4—London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley 12.5 SE (2.3) GLC (10.2) Slough By-pass 5.4 SE Maidenhead By-pass 5.9 SE Tormarton-Almondsbury (including Almondsbury Interchange and Hambrook Spur 13.4 SW Severn Bridge and Approaches 6.5 SW M.5—Birmingham-Bristol Twyning-Quinton 32.0 M M.5—Filton By-pass (Gloucester C.C. Motorway) 2.25 M.6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Darlaston-Dunston 14.3 M Dunston-Preston 78.5 NW (54.75) M(23.75) Preston By-Pass 8.1 NW Preston-Lancaster 13.3 NW Lancaster By-pass 11.4 NW M.18—Morthen-Doncaster By-pass (including part of Thurcroft Link) 9.5 NE M.40—High Wycombe By-pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 7.9 E M.50—Rose Spur 21.0 SW M.62—Stretford-Eccles By-pass (Lancashire C.C. Motorway) 5.95 A.1(M)—Stevenage By-Pass 7.1 E Doncaster By-pass 15.5 NE(12.75) M (2.75) Darlington By-pass 13.0 NE Baldock By-pass 6.6 E Durham Motorway Aycliffe-Bradbury 5.5 NE A.20(M)—Maidstone By-pass 6.8 SE Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage I (Leeds C.B.C Motorway) 0.7 501.8
LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS Schemes made and submitted for Confirmation Miles Aston Expressway (Birmingham C.B.C.) … 1.55 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East (Parts II and III) (Newcastle C.B.C.) … 1.20 Ellesmere Port Motorway (Cheshire C.C.) … 5.20 7.95 Schemes made and confirmed Durham-Black Fell-White Mare Pool (Durham C.C.) … 3.60 Leeds South-East Urban Motorway (Leeds C.B.C.) … 2.49 Eccles By-pass (Lancashire C.C.) … 1.80 Ringway Airport Link (Cheshire C.C.) … 0.40 8.29 Schemes under Construction Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stages I and II Leeds C.B.C.) … 1.50 Bristol Parkway (Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucestershire C.C.) … 2.75 4.25